SPM - Specimen (HL7 v2.5.1)
The SPM segment (Specimen) has 29 fields in HL7 v2.5.1. Fields are addressed as
SPM-n; composite fields break into components SPM-n.m. Paste a message into the
parser to see every field annotated with this table.
| # | Name | Type | Len | Opt | Repeats | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Set ID _ SPM | SI | 4 | Optional | No | |
| 2 | Specimen ID | EIP | 80 | Optional | No | |
| 3 | Specimen Parent IDs | EIP | 80 | Optional | Yes | |
| 4 | Specimen Type | CWE | 250 | Required | No | 0487 |
| 5 | Specimen Type Modifier | CWE | 250 | Optional | Yes | 0541 |
| 6 | Specimen Additives | CWE | 250 | Optional | Yes | 0371 |
| 7 | Specimen Collection Method | CWE | 250 | Optional | No | 0488 |
| 8 | Specimen Source Site | CWE | 250 | Optional | No | |
| 9 | Specimen Source Site Modifier | CWE | 250 | Optional | Yes | 0542 |
| 10 | Specimen Collection Site | CWE | 250 | Optional | No | 0543 |
| 11 | Specimen Role | CWE | 250 | Optional | Yes | 0369 |
| 12 | Specimen Collection Amount | CQ | 20 | Optional | No | |
| 13 | Grouped Specimen Count | NM | 6 | Optional | No | |
| 14 | Specimen Description | ST | 250 | Optional | Yes | |
| 15 | Specimen Handling Code | CWE | 250 | Optional | Yes | 0376 |
| 16 | Specimen Risk Code | CWE | 250 | Optional | Yes | 0489 |
| 17 | Specimen Collection Date/Time | DR | 26 | Optional | No | |
| 18 | Specimen Received Date/Time | TS | 26 | Optional | No | |
| 19 | Specimen Expiration Date/Time | TS | 26 | Optional | No | |
| 20 | Specimen Availability | ID | 1 | Optional | No | 0136 |
| 21 | Specimen Reject Reason | CWE | 250 | Optional | Yes | 0490 |
| 22 | Specimen Quality | CWE | 250 | Optional | No | 0491 |
| 23 | Specimen Appropriateness | CWE | 250 | Optional | No | 0492 |
| 24 | Specimen Condition | CWE | 250 | Optional | Yes | 0493 |
| 25 | Specimen Current Quantity | CQ | 20 | Optional | No | |
| 26 | Number of Specimen Containers | NM | 4 | Optional | No | |
| 27 | Container Type | CWE | 250 | Optional | No | |
| 28 | Container Condition | CWE | 250 | Optional | No | 0544 |
| 29 | Specimen Child Role | CWE | 250 | Optional | No | 0494 |